Comments on: The yo-yo analogy http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/ My life in words Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:44:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GarykPatton http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-309 GarykPatton Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:04:50 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-309 Hi. I like the way you write. Will you post some more articles? Hi. I like the way you write. Will you post some more articles?

]]> By: KattyBlackyard http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-308 KattyBlackyard Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:42:07 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-308 Great post! I'll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software! Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software!

]]> By: Kelly Brown http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Kelly Brown Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:13:02 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-306 Hi, interest post. I'll write you later about few questions! Hi, interest post. I’ll write you later about few questions!

]]> By: AndrewBoldman http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-263 AndrewBoldman Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:11:38 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-263 Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site. Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.

]]> By: KrisBelucci http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-249 KrisBelucci Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:44:58 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-249 I really liked this post. Can I copy it to my site? Thank you in advance. I really liked this post. Can I copy it to my site? Thank you in advance.

]]> By: Word up » Blog Archive » What are you doing to do about it? http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Word up » Blog Archive » What are you doing to do about it? Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:04:13 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-15 [...] The Rocky Mountain News shut down on Friday, and there was a touching video on their site that day. But as I watched the B-roll of the hustle and bustle inside the newsroom, I couldn’t help but think that they never stopped making yo-yos the same old way. [...] [...] The Rocky Mountain News shut down on Friday, and there was a touching video on their site that day. But as I watched the B-roll of the hustle and bustle inside the newsroom, I couldn’t help but think that they never stopped making yo-yos the same old way. [...]

]]> By: Nancy http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Nancy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:08:26 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-7 "Newspapers just keep turning out less and less of the same product the way they’ve always produced it. They don’t want to change the business model. What other kind of company would survive by doing that?" I can't help but see a parallel to education issues here...the same words we use when we are trying to convince people of the need for educational reform to better prepare students for the work world in the 21st century. Being able to regurgitate information for a standardized test just doesn't cut it anymore. Still, from that perspective, I know how hard it is to change something that has such a long history- hard to get buy-in and acceptance at so many different levels. But the world is a changin'! “Newspapers just keep turning out less and less of the same product the way they’ve always produced it. They don’t want to change the business model. What other kind of company would survive by doing that?”

I can’t help but see a parallel to education issues here…the same words we use when we are trying to convince people of the need for educational reform to better prepare students for the work world in the 21st century. Being able to regurgitate information for a standardized test just doesn’t cut it anymore. Still, from that perspective, I know how hard it is to change something that has such a long history- hard to get buy-in and acceptance at so many different levels. But the world is a changin’!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.carmenboles.com/2009/02/02/the-yo-yo-analogy/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Stephanie Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:49:22 +0000 http://www.carmenboles.com/?p=59#comment-6 "Under the old business model, newspapers got to package news whatever way they wanted and chose what stories were important. Now, in the Internet age, consumers are the ones doing the choosing, and the news business has to learn how to ride that wave." -Jim Kennedy, VP and director of strategic planning at the Associated Press, Feb 3rd 2009 “Under the old business model, newspapers got to package news whatever way they wanted and chose what stories were important. Now, in the Internet age, consumers are the ones doing the choosing, and the news business has to learn how to ride that wave.” -Jim Kennedy, VP and director of strategic planning at the Associated Press, Feb 3rd 2009

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